Friday, February 2, 2024

 

Abstract Writing Workshop and Abstract Due Date Reminder

This is a reminder of the Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 (5:00 p.m.) deadline for submission of abstracts for the 15th annual College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium. This event will highlight the research, scholarly and creative activities of students throughout the College of Arts and Sciences, and will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Please note: All CAS classes beginning before 4:30 p.m. on April 17, 2024, will be cancelled that day for the Symposium.) The URCA committee will hold an abstract preparation workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 7-8 p.m. via Zoom (https://ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/91347379021) in order to assist students in polishing their abstracts.


Monday, October 30, 2023

2024 URCA Symposium Call for Abstracts

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium committee is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the 15th annual College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium. This event will highlight the research, scholarly and creative activities of students throughout the College of Arts and Sciences, and will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Please consider submitting your work for this event. 

 All students who have declared majors in a program within the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to participate in this year’s Symposium. Group projects in which some members are majoring outside of the College of Arts and Sciences will be considered by the URCA Symposium committee. Current students, as well as December 2023 graduates, are welcome to present their work. Presenters may choose a preference to give an oral presentation, poster presentation, exhibition or performance. All presentations should have a significant research or creative component; examples of such include, but are not limited to, summer research conducted at Ashland University or elsewhere, results of independent study projects, thesis work, literary readings or analysis, musical or theatrical performances and exhibitions of artwork. 

Students wishing to present at the symposium should prepare an abstract in Microsoft Word and email that Word document to the URCA Symposium committee at au.urca@gmail.com. All abstracts submitted require approval of a faculty sponsor who is familiar with the student’s work and can attest to the quality of the work. Faculty sponsors must be copied on the email that contains the submission. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2024. This deadline is firm. 

A complete submission must include ALL of the following in the Microsoft Word document: 
A. Name of Student Presenter(s) 
B. Home Address of Student Presenter(s) 
C. Class Year (e.g. junior, senior) and Major(s) of Student Presenter(s) 
D. Name of Faculty Sponsor E. College of Arts and Sciences program in which the work is focused (e.g. biology, psychology, music) 
F. Title of the Presentation 
G. Preferred Format of Presentation (poster presentation, 12-minute performance, 12-minute oral presentation or art exhibition) 
H. Special Equipment Required (if no other equipment is needed, please indicate “no special equipment needed”)
 I. Body of the Abstract (250 words or fewer) 
J. Anticipated Scheduling Conflicts for Symposium on 4/17/2024 (e.g. COBE/COE/CON class meetings, athletic events or other commitments that cannot be moved on this date; if none, please indicate “no scheduling conflicts anticipated”) 

 If you have any questions about presenting at the Symposium or the abstract submission process, please contact Wendy Schaller, Director of the URCA Symposium, at wschalle@ashland.edu. 

Questions may also be directed to members of the URCA Symposium Committee: 

Mohsine Bensaid, Writing and Communication Center 
Dr. Scott Garlock, Music 
Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Chemistry 
Dr. Mitchell Metzger, Psychology 
Dr. Christopher Swanson, Mathematics & Computer Science 
Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English 
Dr. Robert Wyllie, Political Science

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

2023 Undergraduate Research & 

Creative Activity Symposium (URCA)







Monday, February 6, 2023

2023 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Symposium Deadline for Submission - February 10, 2023

 

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the Fourteenth Annual College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium. This event will highlight the research, scholarly, and creative activities of students throughout the College of Arts and Sciences, and will be held with on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.  Please consider submitting your work for this event. The URCA Symposium Committee will hold an abstract preparation workshop on Tuesday, February 7th from 7:00pm to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom in order to assist students in polishing their abstracts.

All students who have declared majors in a program within the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to participate in this year’s Symposium.  Group projects in which some members are majoring outside of the College of Arts and Sciences will be considered by the URCA Symposium Committee.   Current students, as well as December 2022 graduates, are welcome to present their work.  Presenters may choose a preference to give an oral presentation, poster presentation, exhibition, or performance.  All presentations should have a significant research or creative component; examples of such include, but are not limited to, summer research conducted at Ashland University or elsewhere, results of independent study projects, thesis work, literary readings or analysis, musical or theatrical performances, and exhibitions of artwork.

Students wishing to present at the Symposium should prepare an abstract in Microsoft Word and email that Word document to the URCA Symposium Committee at au.urca@gmail.com. Faculty sponsors must be copied on the email that contains the submission. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023. This deadline is firm.

A complete submission must include ALL of the following in the Microsoft Word document:

A. Name of Student Presenter(s)

B. Home Address of Student Presenter(s)

C. Class Year (e.g. junior, senior) and Major(s) of Student Presenter(s)

D. Name of Faculty Sponsor

E. College of Arts and Sciences program in which the work is focused (e.g. Biology, Psychology, Music)

F. Title of the Presentation

G. Preferred Format of Presentation (Poster Presentation, 12 Minute Performance, 12 Minute Oral Presentation, or Art Exhibition)

H. Special Equipment Required (if no other equipment is needed, please indicate “No special equipment needed”)

I. Body of the Abstract (250 words or fewer)

J. Anticipated Scheduling Conflicts for Symposium on 4/18/2023 (e.g. COBE/COE/CON class meetings, athletic events, or other commitments that cannot be moved on this date; if none, please indicate “No scheduling conflicts anticipated”)

Examples of acceptable abstracts from the prior years’ events are posted on the URCA blog (http://ashlandurca.blogspot.com).  If you have any questions about presenting at the Symposium or the abstract submission process, please contact Chris Swanson, Director of the URCA Symposium, at cswanson@ashland.edu.

Questions may also be directed to members of the URCA Symposium Committee:

Mohsine Bensaid, Writing and Communication Center

Clayton Chiarelott, Writing and Communication Center

Dr. Scott Garlock, Music

Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Chemistry

Dr. Mitchell Metzger, Psychology

Dr. Wendy Schaller, Art

Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English

Dr. Robert Wyllie, Political Science

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

ORAL SESSION I: 9:00 A.M.-10:15 A.M., TRUSTEES ROOM https://ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/91996850040 ORAL SESSION II: 10:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M., TRUSTEES ROOM https://ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/91996850040 ORAL SESSION III: 10:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M., FACULTY ROOM https://ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/91577576460 ORAL SESSION IV: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M., TRUSTEES ROOM https://ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/91996850040 ORAL SESSION V: 3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M., TRUSTEES ROOM https://ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/91996850040

Thursday, March 31, 2022

2022 Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Symposium (URCA) Schedule

 


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Ashland University

College of Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium

April 6, 2022

John C. Myers Convocation Center

Oral Session I: 9:00 a.m.-10:15 A.M.

Daniel McDonald

Interim Dean,                           College of Arts and Sciences

Welcome and Opening Remarks 

Erin Sievers

Love Thy Neighbor

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English

Christopher J. Triner

High Impact Workout…Grit, Growth & Gratitude

Blake Goodson

Maverick Duncan

Matthew Hall

Atlas Studio Yoga Asana Project

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, Computer Science

Dr. Lindsey Knapp

Rab11a: A Small Piece of the Hearing Puzzle

Oral Session II: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 A.M.

Caitlin Puff

Using CRISPR Gene Editing to Explore the Role of RNA Binding Proteins in Eye Lens Development

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Mason Posner, Biology

Cassandra Burnham

Carolina Carlton

Maeve Kelly

Zachary Kistler

Alexis Yoder

Encouraging Ashland Residents to Shop Local: A Campaign Project to Support Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Olga Monacell, Communication Studies

Emma Walls

Huijie Zhang

Web Application of Automation of Book Writing

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, Computer Science

Ardith Amon

Institutions Are Not Enough: Jefferson and the Adamses on the Importance of Republican Education

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Cara Rogers, History

Oral Session III: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 A.M.

Tia Shanklin

Daydreamer

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English

Tiffany Sims

All My Sons: An Exploration of the Moral Dilemmas of Post-WWII America

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames, Theatre

Sarah Fisher

Adolescent Perceptions of Older Populations

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Christopher Chartier, Psychology

Poster/Exhibition Session I: 11:45 a.m.-12:45 P.M.

Poster #1

Bria Meisse

Local Businesses: Entrepreneurs of Happiness

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Robert Wyllie, Political Science

Poster #2

Sophie Dahn

Essential Oils and Memory Function

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Mitchell Metzger, Psychology

Poster #3

Erin Sievers


Effects of Mental Imagery on Athletic Performance

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Diane Bonfiglio, Psychology

Poster #4

Kyle Nebergall

Omar Ajwa

Modified Phosphazenes as Drug Delivery Systems

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Chemistry

Poster #5

Juliann Dodd

Mya Weis

Progress Towards the “Large-Scale” Synthesis of Six- and Eight-Armed Calixarene-Core Polylactide/Polyethylene Glycol Star Block Copolymers

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Perry Corbin, Chemistry

Poster #6

Joshua Davis II


Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophage from Vicugna Pacos

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Paul Hyman, Biology

Poster #7

Amanda Cicila


A Comparison of Lead Accumulation in Non-Migratory Birds Inhabiting Older Neighborhoods with Lead-Based Paint to Birds Inhabiting Newer Neighborhoods Without Lead-Based Paint (post 1978)

Faculty Sponsors:  Dr. Patricia Saunders, Biology

Poster #8

Madison Whipp

Chloroplast DNA Haplotype Variation in Common Milkweed (A. Syriaca)

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Soren Brauner, Biology

Exhibition #1

Hannah Hill

Michael Krohn

Nathan Langdon

Hope Miracle 

Kailyn Ritenour

Joel Steiner

Erica Talion

Lennard Zarndt

Brand Identity and Product Package Design

Faculty Sponsor:  Prof. Michael Bird, Art






Poster/Exhibition Session II: 12:45 p.m.-1:45 P.M.

Poster #9

Stuart Brdicka


The Timeline of αB-crystallin Expression Change in Zebrafish Eye Lens Development

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Mason Posner, Biology

Poster #10

Kirstan Franklin

Using Zebrafish to Examine the Role of Gamma N-crystallin in the Eye Lens

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Mason Posner, Biology

Poster #11

Tyler Snodgrass

The Role of the Transcription Factor Sox1 in Zebrafish Eye Lens Development

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Mason Posner, Biology

Poster #12

Shila Hartzler

Kendal Meyer

Maeve Kelly

Cassandra Burnham

Alexis Yoder

An Examination of Attitudes and Language Use Regarding Housing Instability in Ashland, Ohio

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Gwen A. Hullman, Communication Studies

Poster #13

Tyler Mothersbaugh

Sophie Dahn

Assessing the Generalizability of Visuospatial Bootstrapping

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Peter Mallik, Psychology

Poster #14

Miranda Bielawski

The Relationship Between the Continued Influence Effect and Mediums of Reading

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Peter Mallik, Psychology

Poster #15

Destiny Whitmer

Jaycee Lappin

Using Solid-Phase Sediment Extraction (SPSE) with Hydrophobic Pesticide Contaminants in Soil

Faculty Sponsors:  Dr. Andrew Trimble, Biology/Toxicology

                                 Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry

Poster #16

Maykahla Gain

Zoe Shellenbarger

Degradation Dynamics of Allelopathic Alkaloids

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry

Poster #17

Allison Kesner


Time-Weighted Average Sampling of the Allelochemical Allyl Isothiocyanate

Faculty Sponsors:  Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, Chemistry








Oral Session IV: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.

Ashli Lucio

Why Does Genocide Sometimes Result from Persecution? A Case Study of Twentieth-Century Tutsi Persecution and the Rwandan Genocide

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Robert Wyllie, Political Science

Taylor Kroll

Progress Towards the “Large-Scale” Synthesis of Four-Armed Calixarene-Core Polylactide/Polyethylene Glycol Star Block Copolymers

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Perry Corbin, Chemistry

Jalyn Allen

Katie Foster

Kendal Meyer

Shila Hartzler

Kids and Adults Outreach: A Campaign Project to Support Ashland Public Library

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Olga Monacell, Communication Studies

Clay Atkinson

Kane Feldhake

Jordan Gray

John-Tyler Sprankle

STEERus Alexa App for Soft Skills

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, Computer Science

Oral Session V: 3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M.

Amar Sapcanin

Jacob Owens

Steven Short

The Prime Vice Studio Advisor

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, Computer Science

Joseph Macdonald


Effortless

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Kelly Sundberg, English

Lexi Weyer

Whispers of Redemption: An Analysis of Raskolnikov's Metaphysical Resurrection as Portrayed in the Epilogue of Crime and Punishment

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Gregory McBrayer, Political Science

Trinity Stout

An Exploratory Study of Cultural Contrasts: A Study of Context Levels Among Students Attending a Rural University in Northeast Ohio

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Michael Vimont, Social Work